klemme — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
klemme is used for these senses in English:
- pinch To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
- squeeze (figuratively) A difficult position.
- squeeze (transitive) To apply pressure to from two or more sides at once.
- squeeze (ambitransitive) To fit into a tight place.
- squeeze (transitive) To put in a difficult position by presenting two or more choices.
pinch — full definition
- verb To squeeze a bit of skin or an object tightly between the thumb and finger.
- verb British informal: to steal something, usually minor.
- noun A small amount of something, especially a powder, held between finger and thumb.
- noun A difficult or tight situation, often financial.
squeeze — full definition
- verb To press something firmly from two or more sides.
- verb To force something into a tight space, or manage to fit it in.
- verb To put pressure on someone, financially or otherwise.
- noun An act of pressing or hugging something.
- noun A difficult situation caused by limited time, money, or space.